About us

About us

Spirit of Concorde Ltd. is managed and operated by a core team based in London with an international track record in the worlds of film, brand experiences and marketing.

Chris Purcell: Founder

In a career spanning 20 years in broadcast documentary and making commercials, Chris has worked with many big brands including Airbus, Rolex, Alstom, Omega, UNESCO, Star Alliance, UPS and Southern Africa Tourism. His work has been screened across the world, by major broadcasters such as the BBC, Channel 4, Discovery Channel, National Geographic and BSkyB, and he has collaborated with many high profile figures including Sir David Frost, Buzz Aldrin, Gary Oldman and Sir Richard Branson. ‘Ode to Concorde’, Chris' latest film project, is a new opportunity to join this list of brands he has connected with new audiences around the planet... in a surprising and imaginative way."I'm extremely passionate about my work and above all, love making really crafted films that are quirky and surprise people.”

Paul Darter: Co-Founder

Paul specialises in producing commercials and high end corporate films for brands and broadcasters all around the world. The work combines documentary and factual background with innovative commercial filming styles.Clients include National Geographic, Rolex, Airbus, Star Alliance, Discovery Networks Europe, British Telecom, Comedy Central and Merlin Entertainment. Paul also works for small creative companies on property, regeneration and architecture films for luxury brands and interesting property developments. He has worked closely with Christopher Purcell and Craig Sciba for many years.Paul Darter set up Anglo Filming over 10 years ago building on his experience as in the UK television and film industry since the early 1990s. His background was in arts, history and architecture documentaries for the BBC and Channel Four.

Craig Sciba: Chief Creative Officer

Craig has 15 years’ global experience as a creative of brand experiences, communications, product development, cinematic film and live events. He has worked across many sectors including entertainment, technology, aviation, and live events. High profile activations and live events include London 2012 Olympic Games, Mayor of London NYE Firework Celebrations and global theme park design for WDW, Universal Studios and Merlin Entertainments. Craig was also the creative lead on Unilever's Axe Apollo Space Academy, where 100 participants from over 60 countries completed astronaut training at Kennedy Space Center with 23 finalists being selected to go into space. Across all projects, his dedicated efforts are focused on delivering an engaging, creative experience that maintains a solid business strategy at its heart

Gareth Minor: Non-Executive Director

Gareth is a passionate marketing and business strategist with over 20 years experience gained client and agency side. Having worked across multiple industry sectors including experiential and digital marketing, retail, financial services, publishing, and printing, he truly understands how to amplify a brand through the increasing communications noise of modern society.

With a wealth of events and experiential knowledge across sectors including aerospace, luxury, and tourism, Gareth was introduced by Craig to the ‘Ode to Concorde’ film team in early 2015 and quickly identified the exciting commercial potential of enhancing the beautiful film production with experiential elements – and thus during this meeting, in the historic Blacks Club in Soho, between Chris Purcell, Paul Darter, Craig and Gareth, the ‘Spirit of Concorde’ concept was born.